The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-24

three year old boy residing at No. 227
Second street, IL the latest.
Frank B. Willard, the pension
fraud, was yesterday sentenced by
Judge Hammond TO two and hall
years in the Albany prison.
Eyes are being anxiously turned
10 ward sest in the Board Of Fire and
Police Commissioner Election In
January. First OF the season.
The only deed filed for registry
Yesterday was Il. O. Lewis aud vile to
A. @. Johnson, part OF Dudley Dams
lands, No. 6. Central and Highland
avenues, $553.
Alex. Moody assaulted Mandy
Paun with knife yesterday, iniilcting
n severe wound on her arm. He was
arrested by Sergeant Horsn. Both the
parties are colored.
Philip Hirshberg was fined and
put under q peace warrant by Juslice
Barry, yesterday, for assault. and Dat
terry upon Antonio Mues. 1t was
family row among tailors.
"A benefit concert for the Alabama
Street Presbyterian Church will
be given Mt the Bethel building, corner
Adams street and Charleston avenue,
tonight. A leading feature will be q
tambourine drill.
The following parties were yester-
dav licensed to marry: John Henry
smith and Mrs. Ellen Howard, Samuel
Byrd and Mrs. Mary +. Simon, James
Mitchem and Miss Ada Greenlee, War
lace Norton and Miss Angie Burns,
George Thompson and Mics LavinH
Sanders.
M. II. Reilly, Q furniture dealer,
has eworn out warrant before JUS
tice Gutenberg charging Wade hamp-
ton, carpet drummer employed by
him, with fraudulent appropriation oil
money belonging to him. Hampton
Ia under arrest and will have hear
ing Monday morning.
The Merchants Zouayes met and
reorganized last night under the new
State militia law, as ordered by the
adjutant general, each member being
sworn into the State service, provided
; the emergency arises for such. The
new company begins with about
forty members, and elected che same
) officers. The enrolment papers will
. be forwarded TO Nashville Sunday
i; night.
The advent Of the glorious Fourth
OF July 10 already marked In this city
by extensive preparatio g on the par
I OF several prominent citizens. Gen
9 Tracy thiA evening sent on lerR'
order for magnificent display Of IRE
works. 10 be given nc the Toboggan OF
tbsa3d and 4th Of July. He has ais
received consid erable subscriptions 10
several displays by business houses
the names Of which will be published
: in the APPEAL hereafter.
People who attend baseball ar
becoming impatient at the tracl
= jumping antics OF the cars when try
inc TO enter the switch lust beyon
the Madison street bridge on the In
coming trip. Heavily loaded, 1t
next te impossible for the cars
5 make the proper track without tnre
or four efforts, winding up WITH
3. grand unloading act. There 10
- General clamor for alteration and in
s provement
e. An examination for Peabod
e: scholarships in the State Normal 20
~ lepe. Nashville, Tenn, will be held
~ the county seat of each county
"a which there Ia an applicant, on Thur
day. August 4, 1887. The county 9,
periutendent OF each county will
chairmen OF the examining commi
IS tee, with power to appoint two assit
70, ants. Examination questions will
an sent from the Office oil Prof. Frank !
Smith, State Superintendent OF Pub
Dn Instruction, with specific instructio
& for conducting the examination.
his The cost bill sent up to the com
N troller from the Criminal Court
NJ Shelby county amounts to $5626l2O
NJ the Nav term, considerable prop'
N ton of which is on ignored bills al
AZ magistrates acquittals. In cases whe
N the evidence is not sufficient to CO
" Wet and impose fine, the costs
N taxed up to the State, certified to
NJ the clerk Of the court, and included
M the regular bill Of costs. The lees
M these cases average about 81 to
M magistrate. 81 06 to the clerk, and
M to the officer serving the papers.
OO Constable John Powell arrest
90 Sam Goodrich and Wesley Broo
90 ne groes, for stealing COW from i
90 Goosby and disposing OF 1t to dai
90 man near the National Oemete
90 They aiterward attempted to rep
az the theft Of the same COW from
no no dairyman. The prisoners are 80
W. W. posed to be the parties who enter
the house OF Nick Dumser, near
Leath Orphan Asylum, and robt
him Of 500. The negroes are confiu
On. in the county Jail pending their 9
A. animation, which takes place bei'
Wy Justice G. r. Powell this morning.
mat "A colored rustic from Mississil
in came to the city yesterday, hitch
his harnessed mules 10 the wheels
his wagon and went to store
ioI Front street to make few purchaf
the When he returned the harness '
found in his wagon, but the mu
I OF were nowhere to be seen. The ne
the reported the case 10 the police, an
short time afterward Officer Eek
rch marched in with the animals and
mic colored boys. One OF them confess
to the theft, giving his name a. Wi
nm Jones. The little negro, who ia Of
col, thirteen years OF age, was tried ab,
inc two weeks ago for stealing [
Golfers mule, but escaped by